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HP 255 G8 15.6" Dark Ash Silver
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.7 kg
Battery 41 Wh
50 Overall Score
Price CA$1,403
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong storage (95th percentile) 95th
Cons
- Below average reliability (32nd percentile)
- Below average port selection (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Type | Discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.8 lbs |
| Battery | 41 Wh |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP 255 G8 15.6" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 41 | 72 | - | 99 | - | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP 255 G8 15.6" | 35.5 | 39.3 | 94.8 | 34.1 | 42.3 | 45.1 | 94.6 | 32.4 | 44.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.4 | 72.3 | 66.9 | 87.9 | 99.3 | 68.3 | 98.7 | 97.1 | 99.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.9 | 92.4 | 91.1 | 96.1 | 73.6 | 90 | 59.6 | 97.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 90.2 | 90.7 | 98.7 | 95.3 | 8.3 | 81 | 80 | 99.8 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 62.5 | 81.6 | 81.3 | 91.4 | 96.2 | 73.1 | 59.6 | 87.5 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Compare | 98.9 | 24.4 | 81.6 | 58.8 | 88.3 | 88.8 | 81 | 80 | 91.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$1,403
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